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Preliminary proposal for Geoscientific Assessment for Zone A of the Timor Sea Zone of Cooperation

Abstract

To provide for effective cooperative economic management of Area A of the Timor Sea Zone of Cooperation, including:
- An assessment of the overall petroleum exploration potential of the area to enable a rational division of the area into
licensed blocks that will promote efficient commercial petroleum exploration
- The division of the region for gazettal requires a better definition of regional geology and assessment of overall exploration
potential (Appendix A) to define the range of petroleum exploration plays for particular regions of Area A.